Dine Out Vancouver Offers 3-course Menu Deals Dine Out Vancouver has one week left and while we wish we had more evenings free for dining out, we did get to a few and have a couple photos and recommendations to share. Chicha Chalaco Ceviche- albacore tuna, sockeye salmon, pacific ling cod, scallops, prawns, green tigre…
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Bocuse d’Or Fundraiser – Wishing Chef James Olberg Well On His Journey
BC Chefs Band Together For Canadian Chef in Bocuse d’Or Fundraiser Created in 1987 by Mater Chef Paul Bocuse, the Bocuse d’Or culinary competition is now in it’s 30 year. Twenty-four of the most promising chefs in the world go through two days of intense competition and give their very best to secure a top spot. Intense…
Potters Christmas Shop and A Spot of Tea at Honeybee
An Adventure to Surrey for Holiday Shopping and Afternoon Tea Celebrations of any sort were big at my house, and Christmas was no exception. Our house was fully decorated with a good measure of garlands, ribbon and the occasional poinsetta, and each year my sister and I would get an ornament on the night before Christmas,…
Slow Fish – Slowing Down To Enjoy Sustainable Food
Chef’s Table Society Presents Slow Fish in the Kitchens of PICA The Slow Food movement includes food from the land and also food from the Ocean. It’s a little more difficult to see the state of the sea and what lies beneath, but it’s equally important. For the third year a group of chefs from…
Tasting Menu at Ebo Restaurant + Lounge
Journey out to Burnaby For Chef Keith Pears Tasting Menu at Ebo Restaurant The Delta Hotel in Burnaby is not like most hotels when it comes to dining, while there is some of a more common dishes such as roast chicken and steak on the Ebo Restaurant menu, there is always an interesting take on what could…
Eats at The PNE Fair
What’s New At The PNE Fair – Chowing at the PNE We are a bit late to the reporting on this one, but there’s still time to get to The PNE Fair and sample away! Open until September 5, 2016. 1) Chicky’s Chicken Deep Fried Pickle Corn Dog SaltSpring Concessions started with a small take…
Lobster Menu at The Keg
Love Lobster and Patios? Get thee to the Lobster Menu at The Keg When I was a youngish and living in Kelowna we went to the Keg and ordered up the nachos, us girls drank Tom Collins and thought we were pretty damn cool; as we well were. It was an awesome place in that…
BC Place Menu Update
BC Place and BC Lions Announce Enhanced Food and Beverage Concepts for 2016 Truth be told I’ve not been to many football games, but I was game when I was invited down to sample some new menu items from Chef William Tse and his team and check out the new craft beers now available. The…
Brunch at Wildtale
Where to Brunch in Vancouver? We suggest Brunch at Wildtale I’d love to go for brunch every weekend, but unfortunately I seem to be stuck in front of my computer far too often eating leftovers or toast with peanut butter and pickles; an odd combo but a good one. Once in a while I do…
Halibut at the Wedgewood Hotel’s Bacchus Room
Halibut Season – It’s What’s Fresh at the Wedgewood Hotel’s Bacchus Room There’s a new chef in town at the Wedgewood, Executive Chef Simon Bolsover and he’s sourced some Haida Gwaii Halibut, featured daily on the menu. We stopped in for a leisurely Friday lunch, but as my pal Melissa is not only gluten free,…
Arts Club Cooking Class with David Robertson of Dirty Apron Cooking School
What to cook this spring? We take some lessons from Dirty Apron We updated this post from 2012 as it’s still so very relevant. Especially with spot prawn season starting this week! The Arts Club Theatre Company is known for it’s theatrical productions, but each spring they produce more than just theatre and host cooking…
Chicha Restaurant Peruvian Nikkei Collaboration Dinner Menu
Chicha Restaurant Celebrates with a Peruvian Nikkei Collaboration As part of Vancouver international tequila expo, Chicha Restaurant hosted an exceptional dinner collaboration with Chef Benjamin Berwick of Stage Wine Bar and Chicha Restaurant’s Chef Shelome Bouvette. Empanadas and Fully Loaded Mussels! Spot Prawn ceviche (spot prawns, sea asparagus, avocado,dashi, agua chile) with Azunia Platinum Blanco Tequila Snapper Tiradito (snapper, leche…
Exploring Abbotsford Tulips and Craft Beer
What’s up in Abbotsford these days? Blossoms and beer! Abbotsford is growing rapidly of late and the city is attracting all sorts of new and very cool businesses and festivals! We recently ventured out for the Abbotsford Tulip Festival (on until May 1, 2016), and on the way back stopped in for some craft beer and…
Eat, Grow, Love Long Table Events at Rocky Mountain Flatbread
Rocky Mountain Flatbread Showcases Local Artisans One of my favourite places to lunch at is Rocky Mountain Flatbread as I am massively addicted to their shrimp sandwich; juicy Ocean Wise shrimp, sunflower sprouts, and tomatoes on their house made bread. I also love the frozen pizzas for a quick meal at home, and the pasta and…
Brunch at The Flying Pig
Head to Olympic Village For Brunch at The Flying Pig Olympic Village is no longer the ghost town it first was, and now there’s plenty to choose from when it comes to eating out. When it brunch comes to mind, however, we’ve recently been sold on the menu at The Flying Pig. While the name…
Bin 941 Tapas
Vancouver Icon Bin 941 Shines On I was a devotee to the Bins back in the day, both 941 and 942, and had many a first, and a few last, dates there. These were the first real tapas-style dining opportunities outside a few of the Spanish and Greek options that existed at the time. Owner…
Family Run Hopcott Farms Growing Again
Hopcott Farms Expands Retail Space Family-run Hopcott Farms opened their retail space in 2006 and has now increased it’s Pitt Meadow facilities to a total of 7,700 meat-filled feet! We never miss the chance to stock up on grass-fed beef, meat pies, sausages, bone broth and pepperoni if we are passing through, or even near…
Lunar New Year Tea Service at Urban Tea Merchant
Lunar New Year Tea Service We’ve been up in Kelowna for Gold Medal Plates and getting around to taste some of the new restaurants up there, but before we left got a preview of the Lunar New Year Tea Service at Urban Tea Merchant and would recommend you get there too. Asian-inspired savouries and sweets…
Feast Wine Dinner Wagner Wines
West Vancouver’s Feast Hosts Wagner Wines The Wagner Family has been farming in Napa Valley since 1906 when Carl Wagner arrived from Alsace. The family began building their wine empire and in 1972 Caymus was established and was named winery of the year in a few decades after, in 1994, by Wine Spectator Magazine. In my earlier…
Urban Tea Merchant Tea Infused Dinner
Tea Gastronomy Experience | A 5-Course Tasting & Pairing Menu You may have had afternoon tea, but have you dined on a complete tea-infused dinner menu? At the Urban Tea Merchant this month during the Dine Out Vancouver Festival chefs infuse each dish of the tasting menu with intense teas. With a Tea Sommelier on hand,…
